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Standard time zone | Area that has the same clock time |
Continent | One of the seven major land areas of the Earth |
Latitude | Angle that describes the distance north or south of the equator |
Equator | Line of 0 degrees latitude halfway between the poles |
Longitude | Angle that describes the distance east or west of the prime meridian |
South Pole | Point farthest south on the Earth |
International date line | Imaginary line that defines the start of a day |
Grid | Set of horizontal and vertical lines |
Meridian | Line of longitude |
Axis | Imaginary line through the Earth that connects the North and South Poles |
North pole | Point farthest north on the Earth |
Degree | Unit for measuring angles in a circle or sphere |
Prime Meridian | Line of 0 degrees longitude |
Parallel | Line of latitude |
Rotation | Spinning of the Earth or other object in space |
Hemisphere | Half of the Earth |